The Jungle Lesson Plan

Identify the significance of the narrative style and narrator's tone and explain what kind of mood it helps to create in the first chapter.

They should notice that there is little dialogue and that the narrator is an omniscient observer used to capture a wide range of happenings in a small place. Strong answers will discuss the significance of third person point of view and of the journalistic detail used to provide the observations throughout the celebration. They should focus on the details at the wedding, noting the constant movement of people and things, and exploring how such acute observations of the setting and of characters helps to bring the reader into a very...